sidereus

Latin

Etymology

sīdus (“a star”, “a constellation”, stem: sīder-) +‎ -eus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /siːˈde.re.us/, [siːˈdɛ.re.ʊs]

Adjective

sīdereus (feminine sīderea, neuter sīdereum); first/second declension

  1. of, pertaining to, or consisting of a stellar object or objects
    1. of or belonging to the stars
      1. full of stars, starry
    2. of or belonging to the stellar constellations
    3. of or belonging to the Sun
  2. (transferred senses):
    1. like a star or the stars in terms of beauty, brightness, brilliance, magnitude, majesty, etc.
    2. (in general) bright, glittering, shining, excellent, shiny, sparkling
    3. (poetic, especially of heroes or the gods) heavenly, divine, brilliant

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sīdereus sīderea sīdereum sīdereī sīdereae sīderea
Genitive sīdereī sīdereae sīdereī sīdereōrum sīdereārum sīdereōrum
Dative sīdereō sīdereō sīdereīs
Accusative sīdereum sīdeream sīdereum sīdereōs sīdereās sīderea
Ablative sīdereō sīdereā sīdereō sīdereīs
Vocative sīderee sīderea sīdereum sīdereī sīdereae sīderea

Descendants

References
  • sīdĕrĕus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sidereus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sīdĕrĕus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1,438
  • “sīdereus” on page 1,756/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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